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    Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    Overland1 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in Nursing school, they did not teach IV starts; had I not been an Advanced EMT, I would not have learned the best/easiest/most efficient ways to "do the stick" (including the use of a B/P...
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    Overland1 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How could anybody in their right mind even think of disagreeing with an organization calling itself the "Children's Defense Fund"? To do so would be admitting that he/she/it who disagrees is against...
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    How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    Overland1 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are always a few who abuse the "calling in" (calling out???) thing; fortunately, they are but a very small percentage of those of us. We should always make a reasonable effort to get to work. If...
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    What's special about male nurses?

    Overland1 replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in Nursing school, ten percent of my class (of sixty) was male... they are still male, as far as I know . Some of the nurses where we did clinical rotation said that they look forward to...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    Overland1 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Why, they will hire the members of that state's Board of Nursing, of course! As one who is considering going for the BSN, I am not doing it because it would be guaranteed to make me a better nurse...
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    Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    Overland1 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    26?????????? Too old?????????? Heck, that is approx. half my age, and I went back at ~40 years old (best decision I have ever made). Twenty-six is only too old if you do not plant to be alive by...
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    Sexual Harrassment?

    Overland1 replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    You could do one of two things: 1.) Point at it and laugh hysterically 2.) Say something like, "we need to start an IV, and I see the perfect vein for it." Unfortunately, neither would help the ol'...
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    rules of injections

    Overland1 replied to imahobbit's topic in General Nursing

    If there is syringe left anwhere in my hospital, it mysteriously disappears into the nearest sharps container. Usually, whoever drew it up will start looking for it and asking others if they have seen...
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    The War with the Floors

    Overland1 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    The 3x/day Bed Meetings at 0830, 1400, and 2200 seem to work well at my hospital, as long as the person representing each unit is adequately prepared, and it does not need to be the charge nurse; it...
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    Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    Overland1 replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, when I was a relatively "new" nurse in a small ICU, a sub-acute female patient took a turn for the worse. I just started my shift, saw what was goin on and started interventions to...
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    Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    Overland1 replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    .... and everybody is always treated and discharged within the 48 minutes of each episode....... really meeses up people's expecations of ER waiting
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    Breast Implants

    Overland1 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    I get spam e-mails all the time for stuff to make various body parts larger (or do things beyond their normal capabilities), and promptly trash them. As for the surgery, I would never have that done....
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    This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

    Overland1 replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    The article is one of (far too) many written by members of a news media that so many listen to and loyally follow. Many years ago, when the mainstream news media was based on news (rather than opinion...
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    Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    Overland1 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    While shift-change time may be a terrible time for an admission, there is really no choice in that matter. People come to the ER at any time (sometimes as one of several simultaneous arrivals),...
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    "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    Overland1 replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ......... and has been readinging too many of those magazines (excuse me, "jourrrrrrrrnnnnnallllllllsssssss"); they need to smarten up and realize that excellent customer service in a hospital...
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    How do YOU give a great injection?

    Overland1 replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    A method I learned several years ago (from an excellent Peds nurse who transferred to Int. Radiology) was to cleanse the site and, just prior to "the poke", apply a bit of finger or thumb tip pressure...
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    Have I made a mistake?

    Overland1 replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto! Putting a new nurse in a position where lives and/or licenses are at risk is a sign that something is definitely wrong there. Even experienced nurses need some orientation to a new place. When...
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    Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    Overland1 replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So, was she started on a Colace drip? :chuckle A lot of bogus admissions occur because it is often easier to admit the patient, especially when the family is standing there in the ER and demanding...
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    Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    Overland1 replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    What a husband!!!!!! Before she was hospitalized, he probably awakened each morning, headed for the refrigerator to check the milk carton, hoping to find her picture. The media is not questioning the...
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    I passed--I am not losing it anymore

    Overland1 replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go! Passing the NCLEX is a big step toward a rewarding career...... I always tell student nurses that if I can do it, then they can do it . Bein cautious about choosing that first job is OK. I...
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    Nitroglycerin drips on telemetry units

    Overland1 replied to nicholasmjb's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is what most post-cath and post CABG units do. We are talking stable patients here, not in need of more than very little titration (and usually downward at that). To stick a completely stable...
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    What does a Nurse Recruiter actually do??

    Overland1 replied to JillRene's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it is easier to go through the Nurse Managers or Directors, than through the Nurse Recruiters. My first Nursing job was at a hospital in which the Personnel peeps did precious little to...
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    Telephone orders...read back and verified...

    Overland1 replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We just completed the survey by the Joint (Smokers') Commission last year and they didn't mention anything like that. .... and I thought I was being too verbose by writing, "Rec'd T.O. from Dr....
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    Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    Overland1 replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    As there is a shortage of nurses, there is also a shortage of those who want to serve as preceptors. Among what is left, there are even fewer who excel as preceptors. Unfortunately, this hold true in...
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    For those of you that are a nurse and those of you who call yourself a nurse!!

    Overland1 replied to StaceRacer1's topic in General Nursing

    What really gets my goat is that we (in Nursing) have so many names for those who assist us, and those who assist us are often calling themselves, "just an aide" or something similar. I have seen the...